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USS New Jersey (BB-16) was a
Virginia-class
battleship of the
United States Navy. She was one of the many ships that sailed around the world in 1907–09 as part of the
Great White Fleet, a voyage intended to demonstrate growing American military power and
blue-water navy capability. New Jersey was used mostly as a training vessel and saw almost no combat.Photo:
United States Navy
USS New Jersey (BB-16) was a
Virginia-class
battleship of the
United States Navy. She was one of the many ships that sailed around the world in 1907–09 as part of the
Great White Fleet, a voyage intended to demonstrate growing American military power and
blue-water navy capability. New Jersey was used mostly as a training vessel and saw almost no combat.Photo:
United States Navy